Cryotherapy
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select the appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply a(n): cold whirlpool treatment, controlled cold therapy unit, ice bag, vapo-coolant spray, ice immersion, ice massage, contrast bath, cryokinetics
Thermotherapy
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply a(n): moist heat pack, paraffin treatment, warm whirlpool treatment, fluidotherapy, diathermy, infrared
Electrotherapy
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply a(n): sensory-level pain control treatment, noxious-level pain control treatment, motor-level pain control treatment, muscle re-education treatment, muscle pumping treatment, acute edema treatment, chronic edema treatment, muscle spasm treatment, muscle splinting treatment, muscle atrophy retardation treatment, iontophoresis treatment, MENS treatment
Electrical Stimulation Units
The student will demonstrate proficiency in the setup and application of the following types of electrical stimulation units: Monophasic stimulator (e.g., high volt stimulation), Biphasic stimulator (e.g., TENS, NMES), Direct current (e.g., iontophoresis), Alternating current (e.g., interferential, NMES)
Ultrasound
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply a: thermal direct/indirect ultrasound treatment, nonthermal direct/indirect ultrasound, treatment, combination electric-stimulation/ultrasound, treatment, phonophoresis treatment
Traction
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply: mechanical traction, manual traction, positional traction
Intermittent Compression
The student will demonstrate the ability to properly select appropriate parameters, prepare, and apply intermittent compression.
Massage
The student will demonstrate the ability to prepare and apply a massage treatment. The student will demonstrate the ability to properly perform massage strokes: effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement, vibration
